# NTSB ANC74DAH02: Aeronca 11BC, N4002E, Soldotna, AK, May 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1974
- Place: Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125929
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAH02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2120   74/5/2    SOLDOTNA,ALAS       AERONCA 11BC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 194
        TIME - 1130                    N4002E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOLDOTNA,ALAS               ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT HIT WIRES ACROSS RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4002E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4002E-2018-03-08), registration cancelled 2018-03-08, S/N 11BC-90, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11BC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 11BC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (registry code 0191106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740502023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740502023439A), May 2, 1974: Blanca 11BC, Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Plt hit wires across river.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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